AHRQ Patient Safety Network: Pearls, Pitfalls, and Errors in Musculoskeletal Diagnosis.

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Pearls, Pitfalls, and Errors in Musculoskeletal Diagnosis.

Blankenbaker DG, ed. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2014;203:476-593.

Articles in this special issue discuss common pitfalls in musculoskeletal imaging that can contribute to errors in trauma and extremity injury assessments, magnetic resonance imaging interpretation, and problems with ultrasound use.

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